Tag: SPECIAL NEEDS

The Jefferson County School District’s Exceptional Education prom welcomed around 500 students, their families and friends in Hoover for the second year.

Adults with autism with an IQ above the age of 70 might not have access to new state services.

According to the Alabama Department of Education (ADE), the state will spend as much as it needs to in order to provide education for every child, even those with the most severe special needs.

215 athletes, coaches and unified partners from Alabama will be traveling to Orlando, Florida next week for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.

The Exceptional Anglers event, Gone Fishin’, Not Just Wishin’, is teaching basic fishing skills to students with special needs from Alabaster, Pelham City, Shelby County and Jefferson County school systems.